Total Crime Rate

35.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 35.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Empire Centre area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Meriden , and the 58th lowest crime rate of 275 local areas in Watford .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Empire Centre (WD24 4TS) in the last 12 months was 35.0 per 1,000 residents and was 66.9% lower than the Meriden average (105.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 18.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 166.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Empire Centre (WD24 4TS), the main crime hotspot is near Yarmouth Road. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Empire Centre area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Chiswell Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Salisbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Osborne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Norfolk Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bradshaw Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bradshaw Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Chiswell Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yarmouth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Yarmouth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Salisbury Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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